The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-05
Official Announcement Of His Appointment as
Chancellor Of the Exehequer.
he Enters the Cabinet With the Understanding
That he Does So as Liberal.
Mr.. Chamberlain Makes 0VertursS to the Glad
stOnian Party for a RsuniOn.
The Statement Confirme ed That Germany and
Russia Have Concluded Direct AL
Iance-CabIe Notes.

LONDON, Jan. 3.--Mr. Goschen has it is
officially announced, accepted the office of
Chancellor OF the Exchequer. Lord Hart
ingtOn fully approves. of Mr.. Goschen's
course, and the iatter's adherents say that it
is purely as Liberal Unionist that Mr..
GOschen Joins the Government, which relies
upon Unionist support for success.
The Times SAYS Mr.. Goschen was reluctant
to accept Office, but was strongly advised to
do so by Lord Harrington. 1t is expected
that Mr.. GOschen will meet Lord Salisbury
to-day and finally settle with him the terms
on which he Will enter his Cabinet. He will
Join the Ministry, the Times says, on the
understanding that he does so as a Liberal
and that his object is to strengthen the
cause. He desires to be satisfied that he is
in agreement with the Government on all
important foreign and domestic questions.
Mr.. Goschen has not been offered the leader
ship of the Government in the House OF
Commons, but that will naturally revert to
him after the pro tenn. lead of Mr.. w. II.
Smith.
Lord Salisbury has assured Lord Harting-
ton that he is trying, with some hope of
success, to overcome the reluctance OF the
Conservatives to accept Lord Harrington as
Referring to Mr.. Chamberlain, the Times
says that while that gentleman regards him.
self as perfectly loyal to Lord Harrington,
he has undoubtedly made overtures to the
OlaCStOnlan party 1Or a reunion.
The Standard says it is certain that the
Government with Mr.. Goschen in office will
be as strong as it was before Lord Randolph
Churchill resigned. 1t trusts to the good
sense of Lord Randolph and his special
friends to restrain them from providing
fresh and unforeseen troubles.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that Mr.. Cham
berlain has consented to have a private in
formal conference on the Irish question
with Mr.. Gladstone, Mr.. Morely aud Sir
William Vernon Harcourt.
Mr.. Chamberlain, in answer to requests
that he explain the Parnell letter incident
declares that it was not he but Mr.. Parnell
who initiated the National Council scheme,
and that Mr.. Parnell now admits its author
ship. Mr.. Chamberlain promises to produce
at the proper time letters proving his present
assertions.
Six soldiers were killed by the gas ex-
plosion in Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth.
Twenty-one were found and extricated from
the ruins of the barracks. All OF the rescued
were more or less injured.
The British steamer Dragoman, which col
| lided with and sunk a ship off Bard's Eye,
was from Liverpool for Cardiff. She returned
| to the Mersey after the collision. Her bows
! are stove in, and she is otherwise seriously
damaged. The name of the sunken ship was
| the Duke of Connaught. She had a crew of
twenty-one men, and seventeen OF these were
drowned.
MIR. Goschen, although he will not be Con-
servative leader In the House of Commons,
obtains control OF appointments. Sir Il. A.
| Cross and Lord Iddesleigh have offered to
| resign in order to make room for Mr..
/ Goschen's nominees. There is a report that
there will be general construction Of the
! Cabinet. Mr.. Goschen has asked Lord North
/ broke to become Sir r. A. Cross successor.
/ He also wants Mr.. Ritchie in the Cabinet, as
he desires the latter's support in the work of
reshaping the Local Government bill.
Sir Michael Hicks-B Beach and Lord Ash
| bourne LETT Dublin for London to night.
! They are coming to attend the Cabinet coun-
/ Gil which is TO be held tomorrow. Sir
| Michael still adheres to his determination to
remain in his present Office.
In official circles IT IS accepted as settled
| that in the reconstructed Cabinet Mr.. w. H.
Smith will be First Lord of the Treasury and
| leader in the House of Commons, and Lord
Salisbury Premier and Foreign Minister.
| Among the Conservatives no expressions Of
regret are heard over the prospective retire.
ment of Sir r. A. Cross and Lord Iddesleigh.
Before accepting the office Mr.. Goschen
! closely scrutinized the accounts and esti-
mates of the War and Navy Departments in
: order to ascertain whether or not there were
any ground for Lord Churchil's charging
-aaladministration. He found that Lord
Randolph had been misled by wrong data,
which it is supposed were supplied through
interested Treasury officials. Mr.. Goschen
is convinced that Lord Randolph is unable
| to prove his allegations and that Lord Sails
bury is right in refusing to reduce the
| estimates.
Mr. Chamberlain authorizes a denial of
the statement that conference has been ar
ranged between himself and the Gladstonian
leaders.